To make things easier, throw Gnome Chompski over the fence of the coaster so you can cover half the coaster without him blocking your view, and should you drop him, it is a shorter trip to getting him than if he was back at the entrance.

There are two spots where having Gnome Chompski could be your downfall: the Crescendo event at the roller coaster, and the Crescendo event at the barns.

To help keep track of Chompski, you can drop him at your feet instead of throwing him if needed.

Just be especially careful not to lose him in the fight, or toss him somewhere unreachable.

A useful tactic when carrying Gnome Chompski is to throw (Primary fire, Left Mouse Button & RT button by default/drop (USE key, E & X button by default) him during hectic moments, allowing use of your guns, and then pick him up after.

However, like a Molotov, a proper throw can break a rock thrown by a Tank, if necessary.

Players should not throw him with the intent to kill with him He'll simply pass straight through Infected.

Gnome Chompski is not a lethal weapon when thrown.

A Grenade Launcher is effective for this. If he is dropped under a ramp or on top of a roof and cannot be reached (for example, on the merry-go-round), Survivors may shoot him at an angle to push him back.

Gnome Chompski is affected by weapon knock-back.

You can (probably) circumvent this via the 'thirdpersonshoulder' console command. When held, the Gnome takes up around 35% of the screen, blocking the holder's right side in near-entirety.However, the fatigue timer will still act regularly whenever you push away too many times and the melee is very weak, requiring multiple hits to bring down Infected. Players cannot shoot while holding Gnome Chompski but can still melee.By bringing him from the first chapter all the way to the end, he can be used to unlock a special Easter Egg.

Gnome Chompski also makes a non-canon appearance in the ' Suicide Blitz 2' campaign. He also has his own mutation known as ' Last Gnome on Earth' where you start off with the Gnome in the beginning and bring him to every safe house and eventually the rescue vehicle. All players within the entire 'Dark Carnival' campaign play-through will attain the achievement, dead or alive, so long as one Survivor makes it into the rescue chopper with Gnome Chompski in hand. In Left 4 Dead 2, he can be picked up by scoring over 750 points in the shooting gallery minigame at ' The Fairgrounds' and must be taken all the way to the Rescue vehicle in ' The Concert' to unlock the ' Guardin' Gnome' achievement. He made his debut in Valve's Half-Life 2: Episode Two as the Garden Gnome and is infamous for earning you the achievement 'Little Rocket Man'. Gnome Chompski is a garden gnome and improvised weapon exclusive to the ' Dark Carnival' campaign.

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